Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing (Supply Chain Construction)

Our values start with our people, join a team that values you! Bring your talents to Ross, our leading off-price retail chain with over 2,200 stores, and a strong track record of success and growth. Our focus has always been bringing our customers a constant stream of high-quality brands and on-trend merchandise at extraordinary savings. All while providing a fun and exciting treasure hunt experience. As Part Of Our Team, You Will Experience Success. Our winning team pursues excellence while learning and evolving Career growth. We develop industry leading talent because Ross grows when our people grow Teamwork. We work together to solve the hard problems and find the right solution Our commitment to Diversity, Equality & Inclusion, and our community. We celebrate the backgrounds, identities, and ideas of those who work and shop with us because our differences make us stronger. We strive to be a positive force in our community. Our Corporate headquarters are in Dublin, CA, we have 3 buying offices in key markets in New York City, Los Angeles, and Boston, and 8 distribution centers nationwide. With 2023 revenues of $20.4 billion, we are a Fortune 500 company who is committed to providing an inclusive work environment with continuous learning opportunities and development for our teams. GENERAL PURPOSE The Sr. Manager, Strategic Sourcing will lead strategic Industrial Construction and Facilities Engineering sourcing projects for new and existing sites across Ross’ supply chain network. Their primary goals will be to help Ross drive enterprise value through cost optimization, risk mitigation, and supplier innovation, procure materials, equipment and services at the best value and be a trusted strategic advisor to senior leadership and cross-functional executives. This person will influence and align senior stakeholders to define sourcing strategies and drive execution while identifying and mitigating financial, contractual and implementation risks. As one of the primary vendor-facing associates, this person will be responsible to act professionally and ethically in adherence with Ross’ values. The ideal candidate will have a background in industrial facility construction procurement / sourcing, with a strong understanding of construction cost estimation, project management and contract management, along with demonstrated leadership of large, complex, multi-million-dollar sourcing programs. To be successful, this person will lead cross-functional alignment across multiple business units and drive accountability towards deadlines. Additionally, the candidate will have deep industry knowledge, strong negotiation skills, and a proven track record in managing complex construction sourcing projects and influencing sourcing best-practices across the organization. This person will be responsible for leading end-to-end strategic sourcing projects and setting category strategies that define long-term sourcing direction including vendor research, category/market research, supplier rationalization, clean sheet analysis, market index analysis, data analysis, RFP development, bid management, tactical and strategic negotiations, multiple offer analysis, modeling (TCO / cash flow / “should cost”), recommended strategy and contract development and multi-year project planning. This role will also involve owning category performance outcomes like vendor management, spend analysis, proactive identification of supply constraints and mitigation strategies as well as escalating and resolving vendor conflicts. This person must be comfortable managing multiple planned and ad-hoc projects at a time. Strong project management, communication and prioritization skills are key in this role. This person will be expected to operate at both the tactical and strategic levels of the organization and consistently present findings and recommendations to an executive-level audience. Essential Functions Drive Strategic Sourcing and Sourcing Process Execution Develop an…

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